(134340) Pluto
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	26 Jul 2026	14.9	35.564 AU	34.551 AU	20h29m	-23°25'	175.7°	0.1°
Today	3 Aug 2026	14.9	35.569 AU	34.564 AU	20h28m	-23°28'	172.2°	0.2°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Pluto are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2476520
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 39.3386539
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.17591
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 110.33632
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 113.07063
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 53.93395
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 44.36423
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 15.76477
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 246.73            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   20 28 37.3   -23 28 12    34.564   35.569  172.2    0.2    43   14.9 
2026-08-03 08:13 UT   20 28 35.3   -23 28 20    34.565   35.570  171.9    0.2    44   14.9 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   20 28 31.5   -23 28 36    34.567   35.570  171.3    0.2    47   14.9 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   20 28 25.7   -23 28 60    34.570   35.571  170.4    0.3    50   14.9 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   20 28 19.9   -23 29 23    34.573   35.571  169.6    0.3    52   15.0 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   20 28 14.1   -23 29 47    34.577   35.572  168.7    0.3    54   15.0 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   20 28 08.3   -23 30 10    34.581   35.573  167.7    0.3    56   15.0 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   20 28 02.6   -23 30 33    34.585   35.573  166.8    0.4    57   15.0 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   20 27 56.9   -23 30 56    34.590   35.574  165.9    0.4    59   15.0 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   20 27 51.2   -23 31 18    34.595   35.575  165.0    0.4    60   15.0 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   20 27 45.6   -23 31 41    34.600   35.576  164.0    0.4    61   15.0 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   20 27 40.0   -23 32 03    34.606   35.576  163.1    0.5    62   15.0 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   20 27 34.4   -23 32 24    34.611   35.577  162.1    0.5    63   15.0 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   20 27 28.8   -23 32 46    34.617   35.578  161.2    0.5    63   15.0 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   20 27 23.3   -23 33 07    34.624   35.578  160.2    0.6    64   15.0 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   20 27 17.9   -23 33 28    34.630   35.579  159.2    0.6    65   15.0 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   20 27 12.4   -23 33 49    34.637   35.580  158.3    0.6    65   15.0 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   20 27 07.1   -23 34 09    34.644   35.580  157.3    0.6    66   15.0 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   20 27 01.7   -23 34 29    34.652   35.581  156.3    0.7    66   15.0 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   20 26 56.4   -23 34 49    34.659   35.582  155.4    0.7    67   15.0 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   20 26 51.2   -23 35 08    34.667   35.582  154.4    0.7    67   15.0 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   20 26 46.0   -23 35 28    34.676   35.583  153.4    0.7    68   15.0 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   20 26 40.9   -23 35 47    34.684   35.584  152.5    0.8    68   15.0 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   20 26 35.8   -23 36 05    34.693   35.585  151.5    0.8    68   15.0 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   20 26 30.8   -23 36 23    34.702   35.585  150.5    0.8    69   15.0 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   20 26 25.8   -23 36 41    34.711   35.586  149.6    0.8    69   15.0 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   20 26 21.0   -23 36 59    34.721   35.587  148.6    0.8    69   15.0 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   20 26 16.1   -23 37 16    34.730   35.587  147.6    0.9    69   15.0 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   20 26 11.4   -23 37 33    34.740   35.588  146.6    0.9    70   15.0 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   20 26 06.7   -23 37 49    34.750   35.589  145.7    0.9    70   15.0 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   20 26 02.0   -23 38 06    34.761   35.589  144.7    0.9    70   15.0 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   20 25 57.5   -23 38 21    34.772   35.590  143.7    1.0    70   15.0 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.